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Books like Jim Anthony, Super Detective: 9 series to read next

Jim Anthony, Super Detective is mystery & detective. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Jim Anthony, Super Detective is 13 books, 1940–2020.

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Foundation
Steve Harrison
Matter, Space and Time
Effective Engineering Solutions
Simon Templar
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Fu Manchu Universe
Gaston Max
The Dresden Files

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

Steve HarrisonSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard & Fred Blosser18 books1934

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in early 20th century.

Start with Fangs of Gold →

Matter, Space and TimeSeries

seriesRay Cummings29 books1919

Science fiction.

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Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Set in contemporary.

“Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote it as a standalone techno-thriller in 2000; it later fed into their separate Gideon Crew series rather than getting a direct sequel of its own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ice Limit →

Simon TemplarSeries

seriesLeslie Charteris & Harry Harrison22 books1930

Mystery & detective, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“The Saint intervenes, and soon the disagreement is all but forgotten...until the following morning's newspaper headlines reveal that the Englishman has been murdered.”
from the catalogue description of Vendetta for the Saint

Start with Vendetta for the Saint →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Fu Manchu UniverseSeries

seriesSax Rohmer, Cay Van Ash & William Patrick Maynard24 books1913

Set in early 20th century.

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Gaston MaxSeries

seriesSax Rohmer4 books1915

Mystery & detective, set in early 20th century.

“The loosely connected series continues across The Golden Scorpion and later books into the 1940s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Yellow Claw →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Jim Anthony, Super Detective?: Foundation — the closest match to Jim Anthony, Super Detective on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jim Anthony, Super Detective?: Dealer in Death. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jim Anthony, Super Detective.
How big is Jim Anthony, Super Detective?: Jim Anthony, Super Detective is 13 books, 1940–2020.

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